Furniture Today's Retail Planning Guide 2010 includes our economic analyses of the year that was 2009 and our outlook for 2010. The report is divided into four main sections: Economic Outlook - A detailed look at 2009 furniture and bedding sales at retail for the major metropolitan areas and retail sales projections for 2014. Sales data was estimated in partnership with Easy Analytic Software Inc., based in New York. 2009 estimates and 2014 projections are given for all the 50 U.S. states, the Northeast, Midwest, South, West, the fastest-growing small metro markets, the top 15 major markets and the fastest-growing major markets. Furniture Store Performance Report - Provides store operational data and merchandise mix data from Furniture/Today's annual Furniture Store Performance Reports. This year's analysis provides five year's worth of data, 2004 - 2008. Industry Outlook - Begins with an overview of furniture and bedding sales for 2009, including 2009 retail sales by product category and an overview of consumer spending on furniture and bedding from 2007 through 2009. This section also includes analysis, including style trends, for all major furniture product categories. Rankings - Highlights from Furniture Today's exclusive rankings from 2009, including the Top 100 U.S. furniture stores and Beyond the Top 100 Furniture Stores. *44 Pages* AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOADABLE PDF ONLY. This is a large file. You wil be able to download this from order confirmation screen - there will be a blue "Download" button to the right of the report name |
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